Curse

RotteN · Dec 31, 2009, 12:04 AM // 00:04

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Originally Posted by riktw

well then, change your signature then :P

If my memory serves me well, Rahja actually works for Nvidia (hence his signature). But even Nvidia-employees cannot really deny they're seriously outplayed on every field by AMD/ATI at this moment.

We'll just have to see what 2010 brings for "the way it's meant to be played".

Lord Sojar · Dec 31, 2009, 02:47 PM // 14:47

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Originally Posted by RotteN

If my memory serves me well, Rahja actually works for Nvidia (hence his signature). But even Nvidia-employees cannot really deny they're seriously outplayed on every field by AMD/ATI at this moment.

We'll just have to see what 2010 brings for "the way it's meant to be played".

See what happens in 5 days...

RotteN · Dec 31, 2009, 03:01 PM // 15:01

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

See what happens in 5 days...

Now I'll be terribly dissappointed if Fermi doesn't launch on the 4th

Lord Sojar · Jan 01, 2010, 10:22 PM // 22:22

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Originally Posted by RotteN

Now I'll be terribly dissappointed if Fermi doesn't launch on the 4th

Oh no... something quite different that involves me and nVidia!

End · Jan 01, 2010, 11:23 PM // 23:23

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Oh no... something quite different that involves me and nVidia!

Your quitting and already have a job lined up over on the other side of the fence?

moriz · Jan 01, 2010, 11:30 PM // 23:30

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Originally Posted by End

Your quitting and already have a job lined up over on the other side of the fence?

rahja: hi i'm looking for a job
company: ok, what experience do you have?
rahja: well, i worked for nvidia and helped design the original geforce 200 series GPU....
company: you're hired

RotteN · Jan 03, 2010, 01:06 AM // 01:06

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Oh no... something quite different that involves me and nVidia!

Aww, well, good to see Nvidia's still it's good old self (seeing as they just "released a new mobile GPU line-up" which is basically old stuff with new numbers...)

betrayal · Jan 03, 2010, 05:57 AM // 05:57

You're going from C2D to i7 so you probably need a new motherboard any ways.
In my opinion you should get core 920 instead of core 860, same price. I've read some amazing reviews on OC with core 920 which is 2.66 MHz up to 4.5 MHz. 860 is socket 1156 and 920 is socket 1336, make sure you get the right motherboard. With 1336, you can try tri-channel RAMs which I guess better. Also, with 1336 you'll have 3 slots of video cards so maybe you can dual sli/crossfire and save the last for physx or tri-sli/crossfire. As for SSD vs HDD the only difference I notice is booting up windows, as for game performance I haven't notice any difference so I wouldn't waste money on SSD, nice to have but don't think extra 30 seconds is a big deal. And last, I would prefer Nvidia over ATI, that's my own opinion, in the past I've had both ATI and Nvidia, but if you just play Guild Wars I guess it doesn't matter. It's your money and they cost about the same so whatever suited you best in the past just go with it.

Anon-e-mouse · Jan 04, 2010, 11:20 AM // 11:20

I know Nvidia's slogan is "The way it's meant to be played", I had to have a chuckle one day when playing a game that wasn't GW's I saw a player spray tag... AMD logo.. and the slogan "The way it is played".

For my new PC, I didn't go the Core 7 route. I went AMD Phenom 2 Quad Core 965 Black edition. Pretty much the same power for 25% less than the same Core 7 system.

Like Rahja I'm planning on updating the video card later in the year when the prices come down a bit. Realistically I'm waiting to see what the specs for GW2 will be.

Quaker · Jan 04, 2010, 04:16 PM // 16:16

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Originally Posted by Anon-e-mouse

For my new PC, I didn't go the Core 7 route. I went AMD Phenom 2 Quad Core 965 Black edition. Pretty much the same power for 25% less than the same Core 7 system.

Um, no. You basically get about 25% less performance for 25% less.

(Based on recent tests in CPU and/or MaximumPC.)

RotteN · Jan 05, 2010, 01:09 AM // 01:09

True that, the best AMD Phenom II atm barely manages to compete with the i5 750. It doesn't even come close to the i7's.

Elder III · Jan 05, 2010, 01:21 AM // 01:21

for gaming and "real world" useage the Phenom II is more or less as good as the i7, any difference is generally negligible. However, what each person considers as "real world useage" is bound to be different. FOr benchmarking programs the i7 is hands down winner of course.

Lord Sojar · Jan 05, 2010, 02:03 AM // 02:03

In 2 hours and 56 minutes... I will finally be free! FREE I TELL YOU

End · Jan 05, 2010, 02:13 AM // 02:13

Who guessed it right

Lord Sojar · Jan 05, 2010, 02:47 AM // 02:47

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Originally Posted by End

Who guessed it right

You got one part right.... I did quit, and at midnight, Jan 5th, I am free of the primary NDA's.... I'm going to start a fun thread!

End · Jan 05, 2010, 02:55 AM // 02:55

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

I'm going to start a fun thread!

SAWEET

12 chars of saweetness

Quaker · Jan 05, 2010, 05:39 PM // 17:39

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Originally Posted by betrayal

In my opinion you should get core 920 instead of core 860, same price. I've read some amazing reviews on OC with core 920 which is 2.66 MHz up to 4.5 MHz.

That would only be of concern if you actually plan to OC the cpu. Unless you are going to spend the time and money to get into extreme overclocking, the built in OC'ing of the i7-860 (with Turbo Boost), would be just as effective.